Factors contributing to career choice of senior high school students: Implications for career guidance

Mr. Ndoye, Joshua-Luther Ndoye

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Factors contributing to career choice of senior high school students: Implications for career guidance

Authors

Matthew Kojo Namale & JOSHUA-LUTHER NDOYE UPOALKPAJOR

Publication Year

2019

Article Title

Factors contributing to career choice of senior high school students: Implications for career guidance

Journal

International Journal of Basic Education Research & Policy

Volume

2

Issue Number

2

Page Numbers

163 - 175

ISSN

2616

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore the factors that influence career choice of senior high school students in the Winneba and Potsin townships in the Central Region of Ghana. A descriptive survey desıgn using mixed method approach was used for the study. A self-designed questionnaire was administered to 315 students sampled for the study while a semi structured interview guide was used to gather data from six school guidance team members. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the research questions while inferential statistics were used to test the hypotheses. The study showed that students' level of knowledge on career choice was to low extent. It was again found that personality influence on career choice of public senior high school students was very high extent. The study again showed that there was a significant difference in level of knowledge on career choice on the basıs of gender.

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